OKLAHOMA CITY — The 2025 Oklahoma legislative session is almost three-fourths of the way done for the year with adjournment occurring in late May, and a good number of positive bills are moving forward.

Choctaw Nation to host 5K run for missing, murdered native women Saturday, May 10. It will begin at 8 a.m. at the Choctaw Community Center in Antlers, 302 SW O St. Registration will be at the nearly CNO Wellness Center. Early packet pick up will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, May 9. Advance registration can be made via email at tmitchell@choctawnation. com. For other race information, call 580.642.6042.

The Raymond Gary Lake Association is hosting a Mother/Daughter Tea at 1 p.m. May 10 at the Historic Wilson House in Fort Towson. This event is for all women –– mothers, daughters, sisters, grandmothers, best friends, etc. It will be a three-course meal with tours of the Wilson House. Women should wear a hat and come enjoy a fun afternoon of girl time. See the ad on this page for more information.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble..

Felony 043 – Gary Paul German: Possession of firearm after former felony conviction. 044 – Jordan Deonte Stafford: Domestic A&B by strangulation.

• Awareness and fundraising at annual event ANTLERS –– Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma’s (CNO) Outreach Services program will host its Annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women 5K Run and One Mile Run/Walk this spring. The event will begin at 8 a.m.

Over the next several weeks, some registered voters in Oklahoma will receive an Address Confirmation Notice from the State Election Board. The notices are required by state law to confirm whether or not the identified voters still reside at their address on file with their county election board.

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